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Women Carry A Larger Emotional Burden Than Men When Couples Face The Diagnosis Of Cancer

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
In a couple where one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer, women are more consistently and severely distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the person with the disease or the healthy partner. The results of a research paper appearing in the Psychological Bulletin report that when a ...

read more In a couple where one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer, women are more consistently and severely distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the person with the disease or the healthy partner. The results of a research paper appearing in the Psychological Bulletin report that when a read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Keynote Lecture On Hyperthermia Therapy Receives Standing Ovation At Biannual Meeting Of The German Cancer Society

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX:BSM) announced that Rolf Issels, MD, PhD gave the keynote lecture at the biannual meeting of the German Cancer Society held February 20-24, 2008 using as his subject the clinical application of hyperthermia therapy in treating cancer. The lecture, entitled "Heat Is on i ...

read more BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX:BSM) announced that Rolf Issels, MD, PhD gave the keynote lecture at the biannual meeting of the German Cancer Society held February 20-24, 2008 using as his subject the clinical application of hyperthermia therapy in treating cancer. The lecture, entitled read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Finding Cancer At An Early Stage

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
New ultrasound technology will make it possible for doctors to discover cancer tumors far earlier than before.A method that transmits new and more advanced ultrasound signals is being tested in Trondheim. The chances of discovering and diagnosing tumors in the prostate and breast will improve signif ...

read more New ultrasound technology will make it possible for doctors to discover cancer tumors far earlier than before.A method that transmits new and more advanced ultrasound signals is being tested in Trondheim. The chances of discovering and diagnosing tumors in the prostate and breast will improve signif read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Researchers Discover Novel Way To Develop Tumor Vaccines

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The results of the study, titled "A20 is an antigen presentation attenuator, and its inhibition overcomes regula ...

read more Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The results of the study, titled read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Speeding Drug Hunt Using Mouse Model Tightly Matching Pediatric Tumor Syndrome

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Frustrated by the slow pace of new drug development for a condition that causes pediatric brain tumors, a neurologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis decided to try to fine-tune the animal models used to test new drugs.Instead of studying one mouse model of the disease causi ...

read more Frustrated by the slow pace of new drug development for a condition that causes pediatric brain tumors, a neurologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis decided to try to fine-tune the animal models used to test new drugs.Instead of studying one mouse model of the disease causi read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Reduction In Mortality For Children With Severe Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Shown In Clinical Trial

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
A new international study finds that introducing an increased intensity of chemotherapy in children with severe Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) can reduce the mortality rate for this disorder by as much as 20 percent when the patient demonstrates a rapid response to such treatment. ...

read more A new international study finds that introducing an increased intensity of chemotherapy in children with severe Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) can reduce the mortality rate for this disorder by as much as 20 percent when the patient demonstrates a rapid response to such treatment. read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

"Innocent Bystanders" Can Be The Cause Of Tumor Development

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Tumor growth has commonly been viewed as a result of mutations in a given cell that will therefore proliferate uncontrollably. However, a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has demonstrated that in certain type of gastrointestinal polyps, the cause of tumor development are mutat ...

read more Tumor growth has commonly been viewed as a result of mutations in a given cell that will therefore proliferate uncontrollably. However, a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has demonstrated that in certain type of gastrointestinal polyps, the cause of tumor development are mutat read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Researcher At University Of The Basque Country Studies Factors That Enhance Autonomy Of Cancer Patients

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
The PhD, defended by Ana María Martínez Fernandez at the University of the Basque Country, proposes a series of recommendations that contribute to improving clinical and care tasks of the professionals who treat terminal cancer patients.Autonomy is the capacity to take decisions and undertake acti ...

read more The PhD, defended by Ana María Martínez Fernandez at the University of the Basque Country, proposes a series of recommendations that contribute to improving clinical and care tasks of the professionals who treat terminal cancer patients.Autonomy is the capacity to take decisions and undertake acti read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Publication In Clinical Cancer Research Confirms Ability Of Peregrine's Bavituximab To Target Tumor Blood Vessels With Excellent Specificity

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus infection, reported publication of a new preclinical study in Clinical Cancer Research that supports the specific tumor targe ...

read more Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus infection, reported publication of a new preclinical study in Clinical Cancer Research that supports the specific tumor targe read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Pharmatech Teams Up With Systems Medicine LLC And The Sarcoma Foundation Of America For A Phase II Myxoid Liposarcoma Trial

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Pharmatech, Inc., a Research Management Organization (RMO), has contracted with Systems Medicine LLC (SML), a subsidiary of Seattle-based Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI), to provide research and site management services for their phase II open-label clinical study for patients with myxoid liposarcom ...

read more Pharmatech, Inc., a Research Management Organization (RMO), has contracted with Systems Medicine LLC (SML), a subsidiary of Seattle-based Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI), to provide research and site management services for their phase II open-label clinical study for patients with myxoid liposarcom read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Thomson Healthcare Cancer Profiler Used In Study

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
When researching cancer treatment information, ethnic minorities are just as inclined as Caucasians to be interested in information about clinical trials, according to a study published in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. ...

read more When researching cancer treatment information, ethnic minorities are just as inclined as Caucasians to be interested in information about clinical trials, according to a study published in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

LA BioMed Researcher Says "Unexpected" Increase In Cancer Risk Found In Follow-Up Study To Women's Health Initiative

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
An increased cancer risk in post-menopausal women after they stopped taking combined hormone therapy was an "unexpected finding" in a study that will be reported in the March 5 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), said Rowan T. Chlebowski, M.D., Ph.D., a Los Angeles Bi ...

read more An increased cancer risk in post-menopausal women after they stopped taking combined hormone therapy was an read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Malignant Tumor Cells Controlled By Protein In Embryonic Stem Cells

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
A protein that governs development of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) also inhibits the growth and spread of malignant melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, Northwestern University researchers have discovered. Metastatic melanoma, which develops from the transformation of skin pigment cells or mel ...

read more A protein that governs development of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) also inhibits the growth and spread of malignant melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, Northwestern University researchers have discovered. Metastatic melanoma, which develops from the transformation of skin pigment cells or mel read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

AICR Hails Local Efforts To Improve Health - Could Help Prevent Cancer In Large Numbers, Experts Say

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) lauded the efforts adopted by some local governments and communities to combat obesity, poor diet and inactivity, three major - and closely linked -- risk factors for cancer. "We need to change the environment that contributes to obesity ...

read more Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) lauded the efforts adopted by some local governments and communities to combat obesity, poor diet and inactivity, three major - and closely linked -- risk factors for cancer. read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

High-Throughput Methods For Analyzing Gene Activity Featured In Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
New high-throughput methods are revolutionizing our understanding of transcriptional regulation. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols highlights two methods for analyzing the switches that turn genes on and off. Both methods are freely accessible on the Web site for Cold Spring Harbor ...

read more New high-throughput methods are revolutionizing our understanding of transcriptional regulation. This month's issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols highlights two methods for analyzing the switches that turn genes on and off. Both methods are freely accessible on the Web site for Cold Spring Harbor read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Keck School Receives 11 Million Dollars Gift To Fight Diabetes, Cancer, USA

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
A friend of the Keck School of Medicine has given a bequest of $11 million. In recognizing the donor's interest in diabetes and cancer, the Clifton Stewart Diabetes Research Program will be created using half the funding. The program initially will recruit three top-level basic science investigator ...

read more A friend of the Keck School of Medicine has given a bequest of $11 million. In recognizing the donor's interest in diabetes and cancer, the Clifton Stewart Diabetes Research Program will be created using half the funding. The program initially will recruit three top-level basic science investigator read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Lung Cancer Risk With Vitamin E Pills

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
"Vitamin E supplements 'could cause up to 27 per cent increase in lung cancer'", wrote the Daily Mail. Several news sources also report a large study of more that 77,000 people that found that moderate to high doses of vitamin E led to a "slight but significant increase" in lung cancer risk. They a ...

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Merck Serono's Erbitux(R) Cited As 'One Of The Most Significant Advances In The Last 25 Years' In The Treatment Of Head And Neck Cancer

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA of Germany, has won a Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement (CVE) Award for its epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted therapy Erbitux®, used in the treatment of head and neck (H&N) cancer. ...

read more Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA of Germany, has won a Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement (CVE) Award for its epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted therapy Erbitux®, used in the treatment of head and neck (H&N) cancer. read more Sat Feb 2008 Sat Feb 2008

Arnold J. Levine And John Mendelsohn Recognized For Monumental Achievements In Basic And Translational Cancer Research

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Scientists whose discoveries have led to fundamental advances in the science and treatment of cancer are the recipients of two prestigious international prizes offered by the Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).The Kirk A. Landon-AACR Priz ...

read more Scientists whose discoveries have led to fundamental advances in the science and treatment of cancer are the recipients of two prestigious international prizes offered by the Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).The Kirk A. Landon-AACR Priz read more Sat Feb 2008 Sat Feb 2008

Brain Tumour Gene Link Found

Categorie : Cancer / Oncology
Cancer Research UK funded scientists have discovered a mutation in a DNA repair gene which may increase the risk of developing meningioma, a rare type of brain tumour, according to new research published in the latest edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...

read more Cancer Research UK funded scientists have discovered a mutation in a DNA repair gene which may increase the risk of developing meningioma, a rare type of brain tumour, according to new research published in the latest edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. read more Sat Feb 2008 Sat Feb 2008

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